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ARK sells $22M in Coinbase shares, buys Bullish across ETFs

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest continued reducing its exposure to Coinbase, unloading about $22.1 million worth of shares across multiple ETFs. The firm sold 92,737 Coinbase shares from the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), 32,790 from the Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and 8,945 from the Fintech

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Bitwise CEO: Bitcoin Drop Gives Institutions a 'New Crack of the Apple'

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said the slide below $70,000 is being interpreted differently by long-time holders and institutional buyers. In a CNBC interview, he suggested long-term holders feel unsure while institutions are getting “a new crack at the apple,” with some seeing prices they thought they’d forever missed.

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Bithumb Recovers Overpaid Bitcoin, Covers 1,788 BTC Shortfall

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said it resolved an error that credited some user accounts with excess Bitcoin during a promotional event, recovering 99.7% of the overpaid BTC on the same day. The remaining 0.3%—1,788 BTC that had already been sold—was covered from company funds

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Crypto Industry Faces 'Massive Consolidation,' Bullish CEO Says

Bullish CEO Tom Farley predicts a wave of consolidation in the crypto industry, with smaller projects being snapped up by larger firms and the sector becoming less fragmented. He compared the shift to the exchange sector's 'continual massive consolidation' and said 'the same thing is

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How Severe Is This Bitcoin Bear Market and Where Is Price Headed Next?

Bitcoin recently experienced a sharp sell-off that nearly dragged the price down to the $60,000 level before a swift bounce. Dip buying helped BTC stabilize, but the rebound looks more like a temporary pause within a broader corrective phase, leaving the path forward uncertain. Relative Unrealized Loss surged to

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Forward Industries poised to consolidate digital-asset treasury sector

Nasdaq-listed Forward Industries carries no corporate debt and holds the largest public Solana treasury, a combination its chief investment officer says gives the company room to play offense while peers retrench. "Scale plus an unlevered balance sheet is a real advantage in this market. We can play offense when

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Bitcoin Traders Say $58K is Key as Dip-Buyers Help BTC Rebound 11%

Bitcoin bounced above $65,000 on Friday, recovering about 11% from 15-month lows below $60,000 as institutional dip buyers stepped in. The rebound followed a slide to $59,000 on Thursday that liquidated roughly $1.1 billion in BTC longs and contributed to nearly $2.6 billion in crypto

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Michael Burry links bitcoin's slide to 'collateral death spiral' in silver rout

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 for the first time since 2024 on Thursday, extending losses of more than 20 percent so far this year. As of writing it was trading under $68,000, and more than $1 billion in crypto positions had been liquidated in the past 24 hours. Hedge

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Bitcoin accumulation rises across cohorts, Glassnode shows

At the start of February, bitcoin traded near $80,000 as whales began buying while retail investors exited. A week later the price plunged to $60,000 on Feb. 5 after one of the sharpest capitulations in bitcoin's history, and the market now appears to be shifting toward

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Galaxy Authorizes $200M Share Buyback Amid Crypto Market Downturn

Galaxy Digital Inc. has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million to buy back its Class A common stock over the next 12 months. Repurchases may be made on the open market or via privately negotiated transactions, including under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, and remain subject to

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Why machine-to-machine payments are the new electricity

Continuous machine-to-machine payments are becoming as fundamental to the digital economy as electricity is to industry. Machines will transact without human involvement, making decisions, coordinating with one another and purchasing what they need in real time. Sensors and satellites will sell data streams by the second, and factories will price

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CFTC Includes National Trust Banks as Stablecoin Issuers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission reissued a staff letter on Friday to expand which entities may issue payment stablecoins, adding national trust banks to the definition of eligible issuers. The agency amended Staff Letter 25-40, originally issued on December 8, 2025, and reissued its content with an expanded definition in

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PBOC Officially Bans 'Unapproved' Yuan-Pegged Stablecoins

The People’s Bank of China and seven regulatory agencies issued a joint statement banning the unapproved issuance of Renminbi‑pegged stablecoins and tokenized real‑world assets (RWAs). The ban covers both domestic and foreign issuers and was also signed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China’

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Tether Freezes $500 Million in Assets Linked to Turkish Gambling Ring

Tether has frozen more than $500 million in digital assets tied to an alleged illegal gambling and money‑laundering network in Turkey. The freeze targets assets reportedly owned by Veysel Sahin, whom Turkish prosecutors accuse of running a sprawling illegal betting network, and stands as one of the largest single‑

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Bitcoin, altcoins rally: is it a dead cat bounce?

Bitcoin recovered sharply above $69,000 after plunging to $60,000 on Friday, reopening the door for a retest of the breakdown level at $74,508. The drop pushed the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 9, its lowest since June 2022. Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the decline had

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Bitcoin caught between CME gaps and potential new macro lows

Bitcoin failed to hold $69,000 as the weekend began, slipping more than $4,000 versus the daily open and with the 2021 all-time high increasingly acting as resistance. Traders remained cautious; Keith Alan, cofounder of trading resource Material Indicators, warned: "TLDR: The $BTC bottom, is not in. My

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What Crashed Bitcoin? Three Theories Behind the 40% Drop

Bitcoin plunged more than 40% over the past month, sliding to $59,930 and trading more than 50% below its October 2025 all-time high near $126,200. The move marked one of the biggest sell-offs in recent weeks and left traders watching key price and miner-cost levels closely. One theory

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Will Solana’s Price Recovery Be Challenging? Here’s What On-Chain Signals Suggest

Solana staged a sharp intraday recovery after recent losses pushed the price down earlier this week. SOL bounced strongly as the broader crypto market added nearly $200 billion in value, with aggressive dip buying preventing deeper losses and helping post a 12% daily gain despite lingering market uncertainty. On-chain data

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Binance Promotions Boost Trump Family's Stablecoin

World Liberty Financial reached a major milestone last month when circulation of its USD1 stablecoin hit $5 billion. The company posted "New milestones achieved" on social media, and Eric Trump celebrated with fire emojis. Much of the surge followed an alliance with Binance after President Trump pardoned the

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Tether freezes $544M tied to Turkish illegal betting probe

Tether has frozen $544 million in cryptocurrency at the request of Turkish authorities, blocking funds tied to an alleged illegal online betting and money‑laundering operation. Prosecutors in Istanbul announced the seizure of approximately €460 million in assets belonging to Veysel Sahin, who is accused of operating unlawful betting platforms

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China widens crypto ban to choke off stablecoins and asset tokenization

China’s top financial regulators have expanded the country’s cryptocurrency ban to cover stablecoin issuances and the tokenization of real-world assets. The directive targets offshore branches of domestic firms and foreign entities, aiming to protect monetary sovereignty and prevent capital flight. A joint notice released Feb. 6 by eight

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CFTC Expands Crypto Collateral Pilot to Include National Trust Bank Stablecoins

On Feb. 6, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission expanded its digital asset collateral framework and explicitly authorized futures commission merchants to accept stablecoins issued by national trust banks as margin. The revision, detailed in Staff Letter 25-40, corrects December guidance that inadvertently excluded those banks and created a two-tiered

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Bitcoin Dips to $60k, TRM Labs Reaches Crypto Unicorn Status

Cryptocurrency markets slid this week as investor worries over stagnant US liquidity grew following President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds logged three straight days of outflows, with Farside Investors recording $431 million exiting on Thursday. Bitcoin briefly dipped to

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Vietnam Draft Rules Propose 0.1% Tax on Crypto Transfers

A draft policy circulated by the Ministry of Finance would bring cryptocurrency transactions under a tax framework aligned with securities trading. Individuals transferring crypto through licensed service providers would face a 0.1% personal income tax on the value of each transaction, mirroring the levy applied to stock trades. The

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Sees $231.6M Inflows After Volatile Week

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), recorded $231.6 million in inflows on Friday after two days of heavy withdrawals that capped a turbulent week for Bitcoin. Farside data show IBIT experienced $548.7 million in total outflows on Wednesday and Thursday. Preliminary Farside figures also